Family and your art

I stopped showing my mom stuff due to a semi-traumatic experience I had once. It wasn't artwork, but it was a music video (my friends acted in it) that I spent dozens of hours working on and didn't think anything was wrong with it until she literally walked out on it before the end of the video that was like "hey look, encouraging message despite the sadness of the video". It literally took me years to be even able to listen to that song again.

...That's probably not very encouraging OTL but I know where you're coming from.

I feel like I shouldn't post anything here mainly because I haven't had any real issues with my family and my art. I started off drawing power puff girls in kindergarten and then started drawing weird little cartoon people until Sabrina the teenaged witch comic book had a remodel of the art style and called it "manga" style. I fell in love with that and started drawing only that and borrowing tons of How to Draw Manga books from the library. My parents were pretty okay with whatever I wanted to draw, but I had to be careful what all I let them see. (Sometimes I'd borrow the occasional Love Hina book and get scared they'd see some of the nudey scenes... oh Ken Akamatsu~) I'd get scolded over anime stuff if it came up to inappropriate and specifically was told NOT to look up "hentai". Other then those precautions they are pretty chill. My more distant family didn't seem to care too much, while a few others were interested to see my art. My sister has started drawing anime-styled things because of me as well.

Also Arenia with the issue with your Aunt, I think it might be a good idea to explain to her that she might not like/agree with the storyline it's done in, but if she still wanted to see it that you'd leave it up to her. I'd try and ask her if she was really that interested to not to say anything not nice about it since you personally like the story and worked really hard on it?

I was always shy showing my work. Hell, I still am. I just fear judgment too much. Even if it is mostly positive. Just the fact that it isn't anonymous makes me nauseated.
However, my family is aware of my movie project, they just haven't seen much because I don't like to show unfinished work. (I don't think they'd like it because of the sheer amount of violence in it).

As far as the religious/magic connotations go, your aunt will probably disapprove of it if she didn't like Yu-Gi-Oh. But it sounds like the rest of your family is very encouraging and positive!!! I think Kisaka gave great advice about how you should forewarn her of the content, but still give her the option to watch it if she so chooses. If she doesn't like it, it'll be hard to hear, but I guess it's nice that she took the time to watch it?
But I feel like you're old enough where your aunt should respect your content and views, considering they aren't the same as hers. She may not like it, but that's no reason for her to throw her disdain onto your shoulders.

Let us know how it goes, though! I'd like to hear!

And I too drew Powerpuff Girls and Pokemon. hahaha I think it's a phase a lot of us anime girls went through.

I know where you're coming from. When I was younger my mom told me anime was evil... but then I started watching it anyway. After I did, my mom got used to it and even brought me home random manga books sometimes. my dad and brother also don't really like anime but made me a wooden poster thing that had my favorite anime character posted on it. what I'm trying to say is, though I don't know exactly how your aunt will react, with time, it will get better. note I am 18 now and can pretty much watch and create anything I want, because I mainly don't show them. (though, if my dad knew I was supportive of lgbtq rights in the things I create... I don't think he would smile and nod)
Anyway, if she asks again, just tell her you are no longer comfortable with showing others. just say circumstances have changed in your confidence or something, and even though you showed your uncle, you are no longer comfortable with showing it to others.
If all else fails... tell them you gave up on it! it's not like they'll KNOW.

Nuciferyne schribbit Thank goodness she's seemed to have forgotten for now @@ She'll be attending my thesis show though, so she'll see it then but hopefully with hundreds of other people around it'll be less of an issue since there's so much other stuff going on around us?

Missy R. I'm so jealous omg I wish the people around me didn't get offended at these types of things. Brutal rape scene though, ahaa I can't even imagine how they'd react fff!

Hmm, after a few recent experiences, I've come to a couple conclusions.
My dad just adores anything and everything I create.
My mom is less enthused and has a more critical reception.

Point in case: I made my mom a watercolor for Mother's Day. I made it during art class at school, so they hung it in the hallway for awhile... it was going to be a late gift. It was a picture of me with my grandfather when I was younger, with a quote from the song Georgia on My Mind. (Which is kind of like a family song my grandparents would always sing/hum/whistle/play on the piano...)
This particular picture also was showcased during our school's academic awards. My father happened to go, whereas my mother was busy with something. My dad saw it first and was super impressed. He adored it and when he got home, he told my mom that she would absolutely love it.

Fast forward to when she received it. My mom just kind of looked at it and said, "It's nice... What's the point of that quote though?"
She was unimpressed and didn't care for the quote. I explained that I see the song as our 'family tune' and she just kind of shrugged like it was whatever. =/ It kind of left a sour taste in my mouth, and is one of the reasons why I am hesitant in sharing my work.

And even more recently, I drew a portrait of James May from Top Gear. One of my best realism portraits to date. (I rarely do them...)
She looked at it and said, "...Oh... that's nice." Once again in an unimpressed tone.

I don't know, maybe she is like me and doesn't show any enthusiasm. But then again, she's also the one who suggested I quit cross country simply because I was 'struggling.' I was just an average runner, not great, not bad. Finished in the middle of the pack when I wasn't hurting.
She has one of those mentalities where if you aren't the best, then you should just give up.